Wyvern Lingo

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“We​ ​are​ ​three​ ​individuals​ ​whose​ ​lives​ ​are​ ​inextricably​ ​linked.​ ​We​ ​know​ ​each​ ​other​ ​inside​ ​and out​ ​and​ ​can’t​ ​lie​ ​or​ ​fake​ ​it​ ​in​ ​front​ ​of​ ​each​ ​other,​ ​so​ ​our​ ​lyrics​ ​are​ ​awash​ ​with​ ​honesty.”​​ ​-​ ​Wyvern Lingo

Wyvern​ ​Lingo​ ​have​ ​always​ ​been​ ​friends​ ​first,​ ​band​ ​second.
Junior​ ​school​ ​alliances​ ​built​ ​to​ ​withstand​ ​the​ ​torments​ ​of​ ​puberty​ ​and​ ​teenage​ ​rites​ ​of​ ​passage​ ​- first​ ​kisses,​ ​first​ ​hangovers​ ​and​ ​trips​ ​good​ ​and​ ​bad.​ ​Dodgy​ ​gaffs​ ​and​ ​even​ ​dodgier​ ​boyfriends and​ ​girlfriends.​ ​Young​ ​hearts​ ​but​ ​witchy​ ​old​ ​souls​ ​with​ ​a​ ​private​ ​language​ ​-​ ​the​ ​wyvern​ ​lingo.

Music​ ​is​ ​the​ ​glue​ ​that​ ​helped​ ​Wyvern​ ​Lingo​ ​stick​ ​together.​ ​Originally​ ​bonding​ ​over hand-me-down​ ​albums​ ​by​ ​Thin​ ​Lizzy,​ ​Led​ ​Zeppelin,​ ​Joni​ ​Mitchell​ ​and​ ​Simon​ ​&​ ​Garfunkel;​ ​then starting​ ​their​ ​own​ ​thread​ ​of​ ​music,​ ​which​ ​stitches​ ​together​ ​a​ ​rough​ ​but​ ​resilient​ ​tapestry​ ​of influences,​ ​taking​ ​in​ ​folk,​ ​hip-hop,​ ​rock​ ​and​ ​R’N’B,​ ​all​ ​united​ ​by​ ​the​ ​spectral​ ​chill​ ​triggered​ ​by their​ ​unique​ ​vocal​ ​harmonies.​ ​Writing​ ​together,​ ​sharing​ ​their​ ​hopes​ ​and​ ​fears​ ​in​ ​verses​ ​and choruses.

Now​ ​in​ ​their​ ​twenties,​ ​they​ ​have​ ​a​ ​confidence​ ​in​ ​how​ ​they​ ​write​ ​and​ ​in​ ​what​ ​they​ ​say,​ ​be​ ​it personal​ ​experience​ ​or​ ​a​ ​comment​ ​on​ ​society.​ ​Wyvern​ ​Lingo​ ​bring​ ​their​ ​stories​ ​together​ ​on​ ​their debut​ ​album,​ ​simply​ ​called​ ​​“Wyvern​ ​Lingo”​.​ ​They​ ​say​ ​-​ ​​“We​ ​were​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​find​ ​a​ ​title​ ​that would​ ​capture​ ​a​ ​glimpse​ ​into​ ​our​ ​world,​ ​what​ ​better​ ​way​ ​than​ ​to​ ​self-​ ​title​ ​the​ ​album.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​us.​ ​”

The​ ​trio​ ​self-released​ ​their​ ​first​ ​EP​ ​-​ ​​“The​ ​Widow​ ​Knows”​ ​​in​ ​2014,​ ​which​ ​brought​ ​them​ ​to​ ​the attention​ ​of​ ​Irish​ ​independent​ ​label​ ​Rubyworks.​ ​Extensive​ ​international​ ​touring​ ​followed​ ​with James​ ​Vincent​ ​McMorrow​ ​and​ ​fellow-Bray​ ​native​ ​Hozier,​ ​and​ ​a​ ​second​ ​EP​ ​-​ “​​ Letter​ ​To​ ​Willow”​, followed​ ​in​ ​2016.

​ ​​“These​ ​songs​ ​are​ ​a​ ​collection​ ​of​ ​experiences​ ​both​ ​separate​ ​and​ ​shared.​ ​Experiences​ ​that shape​ ​how​ ​we​ ​view​ ​the​ ​world,​ ​and​ ​how​ ​we’ve​ ​come​ ​to​ ​terms​ ​with​ ​the​ ​way​ ​our​ ​lives​ ​have unfolded.”​​ ​-​ ​Wyvern​ ​Lingo

The​ ​album​ ​was​ ​mostly​ ​recorded​ ​in​ ​Dublin​ ​with​ ​producer​ ​James​ ​Kelly​ ​(WIFE,​ ​Zola​ ​Jesus),​ ​with additional​ ​recording​ ​in​ ​London​ ​with​ ​Neil​ ​Comber​ ​(M.I.A.​ ​/​ ​Crystal​ ​Fighters)​ ​and​ ​Cologne​ ​with Patrice​ ​Bart-Williams​ ​(Selah​ ​Sue).

Wyvern​ ​Lingo​ ​is:
Caoimhe​ ​Barry​ ​-​ ​vocals,​ ​drums Karen​ ​Cowley​ ​-​ ​vocals,​ ​synth,​ ​bass Saoirse​ ​Duane​ ​-​ ​vocals,​ ​guitar

“Wyvern​ ​Lingo”​ ​is​ ​released​ ​on​ ​vinyl,​ ​CD​ ​and​ ​download​ ​on​ ​Rubyworks​ ​on​ ​Friday​ ​23rd​ ​February 2018.
 

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Past shows

2018

Wyvern Lingo Amsterdam , Paradiso

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